Students Are Monkeying Around at Chesterfield School to Help An Ill Classmate

Students at Clover Hill Elementary are going ape over their fuzzy classmate, Sam the Monkey, who sits in on Mrs. Reynold's 3rd grade class everyday in place of a student who can't be at school everyday.

Savanna Anchell isn't well enough to go to school each day and she can't be around germs as she's preparing for a bone marrow transplant.

So, Sam the monkey has been holding her seat for her. It's part of a national campaign called "Monkey in My Chair."

Kristen Reynolds, a teacher at Clover Hill, explained that Sam the Monkey is a liaison for Savannah to still be involved in the classroom e.

"It sits in her chair, takes her notes, collects work. The kids send her mail that goes in the monkey backpack and goes home to Savanna," Mrs. Reynolds said.